Parallels does not work, please help !

Hi,

I have been long time didn't open Boot Camp System, yesterday when I was going in, it said that I missing some kind of files ( or might be somethings that I don't understand ) then I went to the Boot Camp Assistance and insert my Window XP Professional SP2 Disc 1 tried to figure out, and eventually I failed, which is not only Boot Camp, the Parallel Desktop also crashed, it just shown :
Press any key to restart...
Boot from hard drive...
Disk error...
in a black background. So does anyone know how to figure out ?
PS: I'm using Boot Camp 2.0

BR
BenNovello.

 

Upgrade to Boot Camp 2.1
recreate Virtual machine,
btw, what version and build are you using?

 

Hi John,

Now I'm using build 4.0.3540.
In the Parallels Virtual Machines, which is working good with the Window XP Parallels Desktop ,
but failed in the My Boot Camp Parallels Desktop, then the back dialogue box shown that :

920 MB physical memory installed
SCSI controller is not installed.
Network bootrom is installed.
Trying to boot from Primary Master IDE drive . . .

Disk error
Press any key to restart


And also regarding the Boot Camp 2.1 upgrade, the package I downloaded from the Apple
There are BCUpdateXP.exe and BCLocUpdateEnable.exe Windows Executable File,
and one more BCUpdateXP.msp Microsoft Paint Document File.
And I'm completely lost with those files running.
And I'm also installed the Window XP SP3 in my Window XP Parallels Desktop.
So can you please kindly tell me further more instructions,
to run the Boot Camp 2.1 Upgrade and create the Virtual Machines?
Thank for advance.

BR
BenNovello

 

Please delete current Virtual machine and create new one, using Boot Camp, and try

 

Boot Camp has been created, but... ... ?

Hi John,

Now my Boot Camp has been already created, but I'm get lost for the internet setting, because that could not connect the internet as this moment, so what I'm going to the next ?

BR
BenNovello.

 

I am not referring to delete Boot Camp, but to Boot Camp Virtual Machine
If you do not want
- make sure that network settings in VM is set to obtain IP by DHCP
- network for VM is set to Shared Networking

 

Sick of Boot Camp

Hi John,

Firstly thanks for the follow up.
I have been follow your steps to set up the Shared Networking in Virtual Machine Configuration in My boot Camp,
it seems to back to normal once again, but which is just work under my Mac OS only,
if I'm going to restart and hold the option key to run the Boot Camp individually,
that Boot Camp still cannot link the internet as well,
and all I want to do which is just launch a stand alone Boot Camp to play my 3D games,
So what can I do ? Please help !

BR
BenNovello

 

But in Boot Camp it is separate from Parallels it is real network, if you installed all Boot Camp drivers, you need to check what is your network configuration,to set it properly,
basically you need to assign the same network settings as under Mac OS

 

HI John,

Scene i install the stand alone Boot Camp, it was existing a network called 1394 connected, do I have to delete it and make a new one ?
And my other question is that the Boot Camp attached from the Parallels Desktop which is not configure with the stand alone Boot Camp ?
Then this Parallels Boot Camp is existing for what ?

BR
BenNovello

 

Actually firewire network is supported in Windows XP, but not in Windows Vista
Probably if you can put here
ifconfig -a output from mac OS
and
ipconfig /all from Windows command console
we can check situation

 

Hi John,

Yes, I'm using Window XP exactly,
but I don't know what is :
ifconfig -a output from mac OS
and
ipconfig /all from Windows command console
Can you tell me more how to put these here ?

BR
BenNovello

 

in Terminal from /Applications/Utility
copy / paste ifconfig -a click enter
in Windows
start - run -type cmd, click OK
type command
ipconfig /all

 

Hi John,

Regarding this :
start - run -type cmd, click OK
type command
ipconfig /all
I don't understand !

 

in Windows click Start button, select run - type cmd
in console window type
ipconfig /all

 

Hi John,

I have been did it like you said, but which is nothing came out and not able to copy / paste too,
so I attached a photo to you, and those chinese words means :
"ifconfig is not the external or internal command, not a workable program and batch file".

BR
BenNovello

 

Sorry,
ifconfig -a in Mac OS
ipconfig /all in Windows

 

Is it what you want ?

Hi John,

I think this is what you want, which is run by - ifconfig/ - not - ifconfig/all -

Microsoft Windows XP [版本 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\BenNovello>inconfig/all
'inconfig' 不是內部或外部命令、
可執行的程式或批次檔。

C:\Documents and Settings\BenNovello>ifconfig/all
'ifconfig' 不是內部或外部命令、
可執行的程式或批次檔。

C:\Documents and Settings\BenNovello>ifconfig
'ifconfig' 不是內部或外部命令、
可執行的程式或批次檔。

C:\Documents and Settings\BenNovello>ipconfig/

Error: unrecongnized or incomplete command line.

USAGE:
ipconfig [/? | /all | /renew [adapter] | /release [adapter] |
/flushdns | /displaydns | /registerdns |
/showclassid adapter |
/setclassid adapter [classid] ]

where
adapter Connection name
(wildcard characters * and ? allowed, see examples)

Options:
/? Display this help message
/all Display full configuration information.
/release Release the IP address for the specified adapter.
/renew Renew the IP address for the specified adapter.
/flushdns Purges the DNS Resolver cache.
/registerdns Refreshes all DHCP leases and re-registers DNS names
/displaydns Display the contents of the DNS Resolver Cache.
/showclassid Displays all the dhcp class IDs allowed for adapter.
/setclassid Modifies the dhcp class id.

The default is to display only the IP address, subnet mask and
default gateway for each adapter bound to TCP/IP.

For Release and Renew, if no adapter name is specified, then the IP address
leases for all adapters bound to TCP/IP will be released or renewed.

For Setclassid, if no ClassId is specified, then the ClassId is removed.

Examples:
> ipconfig ... Show information.
> ipconfig /all ... Show detailed information
> ipconfig /renew ... renew all adapters
> ipconfig /renew EL* ... renew any connection that has its
name starting with EL
> ipconfig /release *Con* ... release all matching connections,
eg. "Local Area Connection 1" or
"Local Area Connection 2"

C:\Documents and Settings\BenNovello>

 

There must be a space between ipconfig and /all.

ipconfig/all <--- FAIL!
ipconfig /all <--- OMGYAY!!

Is your Windows localized in Chinese?

 

Hi Specimen/John,

Yes, my Window XP is chinese, and I'm coming from Hong Kong, nice to meet you,
and thanks for your help and follow up first.

Regrading the Window Console as ipconfig /all that seems to be nothing we can see ?

Microsoft Windows XP [版本 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\BenNovello>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration


C:\Documents and Settings\BenNovello>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration


C:\Documents and Settings\BenNovello>

So what can I do now ?


BR
BenNovello

 

In Control panel check is Network adapter is disabled
http://www.home-network-help.com/disable-network.html
If it is enabled or you cannot see any adapter,
please perform Windows repair
http://kb.parallels.com/en/5138